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G. (LEGERTON. Top for Baby Carriages. No. 230,930; vPatentedAug.10,1880.

UNITE STATES ATENT Drama.

'0. CALVERT EGERTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO SAFETY AXLE ANDTOP STANDARD COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TOP FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 230,930, dated August10, 1880.

Application filed June 28, 1880. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, O. CALVERT EGERTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Top Standards forChildrens Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in standards for supportingthetops of childrens carriages, and will first be described, and thendesignated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an outer side view of thestandard with the bearing, which is integral with the base part, brokenaway. Fig. 2 is an edge or transverse view of the standard. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the detachable bearing-plate, which is secured onthe inner side of the base part. Fig. 4 is a view of the upper ormovable part of the standard.

The letter A designates the base-plate of the standard, which is securedto the arm or side 0 of the carriage-body in any suitable manner. Asocket, B, is secured on the upper side of the base-plate, and containsa spiral spring, 0, for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

The stationary part D of the standard is 3 5 cast integral with thebase-plate. On one side of this stationary part, near the top, is aprojection, E, having on its lower edge a semicircular notch, e, whichserves as the upper side of a hearing.

A plate, F, (see Fig. 3,) has on one side a projection, E, with asemicircular notch, c, for a bearing exactly like those integral withthe stationary part D. From the lower edge of the plate projects ahorizontal part, 9, having on the edge outermost from the plate adownward part, 9. The horizontal part and the downward part form abracket, by which the plate F is secured by rivets to the inner side ofthe stationary part D of the standard, as

0 shown in Fig. 2. The central portion of both the horizontal anddownward parts is removed to form a guide-slot, h, for the vertical rodI. This rod has a cap-piece, t, at its upper end, and near its lower enda collar or shoulder, l. The end of the rod below the shoulder 1 pro- 55 jeets within the tubular pa-rtof the spiral spring 0, which, byhearing up against the shoulder, serves to keep the rod I normally in araised position, as shown.

The upper or movable part N of the standard has the extremity flattened,and the corners and end form three sides of a regular octagon,(designated by the letter a.) At the center of the circle of which thesethree edges would form a part a trunnion, 1), projects from each of thetwo opposite faces of the standard. Each of these trunnions finds abearing on its upper side in the notch 0, attached to the lower andstationary part of the standard, and are maintained in that position bythe capt' of the rod, the cap being in contact with one of the sides 01,against which it it is pressed by the spring 0.

It will be seen the standard may tilt or incline on its trunnions pbackward or forward in manner similar to a cannon. By depressing the rodI the trunnions may be disengaged from their bearings and the upperpartof the standard may be disconnected from the lower part.

It is obvious that a spring to press the movable part of the standardupward will serve to maintain the trunnions in their bearings whether arod be employed or not, and by placing the spring in direct contact therod may be dispensed with. The disconnection of the movable part whenthe trunnions drop out of their bearings is not dependent on the rod.

I do not, therefore, confine my claim to a combination in which a rod isan element. 0

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States 1. A standard for the support of the top ofa childs carriage, consisting of a stationary 5 and lower part, D,having at its upper end two plates, each provided on the side facing theother with a projection having a semicircular notch to serve as theupper side of a hearing, and a movable upper part, N, having on each ofthe two opposite faces of the lower extremity a trunnion, p, to rest inthe bearing,

and a spring to keep the trunnion in position,v bears against one of theoctagonal sides and substantially as set forth. the other on the spring,as set forth.

2. In a carriage-top standard, the eonlbina- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature tion of a stationary lower part, D, a socket ininpresence of two witnesses. 5 closing a spring, a movable part, N, havingon G. CALVERT EGERTON.

' each side a trunnion to rest in hearings on the stationary part, andprovided with three 00- tagonal sides, a, and a rod, one end of whichWitnesses:

CHAS. B. MANN, JNo. T. MADDOX.

